My new poetry collection, My Heart Bleeds Poetry, is available for purchase now! You can follow the link to the book on my “shop” page. My other two books are listed there as well. I partnered with an amazing local artist who created interior art as well as the cover art. If you like readingContinue reading “New poetry collection!”
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Monsters: a fan’s dilemma by Claire Dederer
“Can we love the work of artists such as Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Miles Davis, Polanski, or Picasso? Should we? Dederer explores the audience’s relationship with artists from Michael Jackson to Virginia Woolf, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? Is male monstrosity the sameContinue reading “Monsters: a fan’s dilemma by Claire Dederer”
Book & Song Matchups
I don’t know how many other people’s brains work like this, but I like matching books with songs that give off similar vibes. If you are the type of person who has multiple music playlists based on specific feelings, you might be like me. These are books // songs that I feel complement each other.Continue reading “Book & Song Matchups”
Soft Rage Poem
My anger and myinclination to loveare in constant war.I want to hurl my painat the one it came fromlike throwing stars,watch them sink deep into the skin,then I want to mendthose woundsand forgive.I want to screamand rage and rip intothem with my bare handsonly to sew them back upas I always am drawn to do.ShowContinue reading “Soft Rage Poem”
Books by Month: December
“December paints an unforgettable picture of a family reckoning with a bewildering crisis, and of a critical month in the life of a bright, fascinating girl, locked into an isolation of her own making and from which only she can decide to break free.” –From publisher. Eleven-year-old Isabelle hasn’t spoken a word in nearly aContinue reading “Books by Month: December”
Books by Month: November
“It’s not the end of the world, but for Rooney Harris it’s starting to feel that way. It’s the beginning of senior year, and her mom just lost her job. Even worse, she isn’t planning to get another one. Instead, she’s spending every waking moment with a group called the Next World Society, whose membersContinue reading “Books by Month: November”
Books by Month: October
Rachel Stone’s wealthy father bought his dream horse breeding farm in Ireland. They leave their home in California for a trip to view their new property, but their vacation quickly turns into a nightmare as multiple dangerous vandalisms occur once they arrive. The local police aren’t much help, as they believe it is either localContinue reading “Books by Month: October”
Books by Month: September
Margaret and her husband Hal have finally found their dream home – a sprawling Victorian house with an enviable wrap-around porch on a beautiful plot of land. After a lifetime of moving around and with their daughter grown, they’ve finally achieved their dream of making a house their own. They are looking forward to peacefullyContinue reading “Books by Month: September”
Books by Month: August
Augusta (Gus) Monet lost her father before she was born and lost her mother at the age of eight. Both were cops who died on the job. After graduating from the boarding school she was sent to and lived in until she was eighteen, she drifts through life with the first man she met afterContinue reading “Books by Month: August”
Books by Month: July
“Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation’s disquieting and violent contradictions.” — from publisher. Pete Snow is a social worker in a small Montana town trying his best to help struggling families. By doing so, he is also hiding from and trying to make up forContinue reading “Books by Month: July”